The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

"Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Song said that there is a medicine in this that he did not prescribe."

"This medicine can prevent animals from going crazy, but it is not harmful to the human body, and it does not conflict with the medicine prescribed by Doctor Song." Tianlin held the sachet in both hands and handed it to Lu Junze.

Lu Junze took the sachet, smiled meaningfully, and said, "Keep an eye on the Queen and the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Queen was the only one in the harem who had some knowledge of medicine. Shangguan Yan thought she had kept it a secret well, but she didn't know that Lu Junze already knew everything.

……

Gu Shijin was injured because he fell off his horse, so he didn't participate much in the entire spring hunt. He still felt regretful when he returned to the palace.

"Sigh..." Gu Shijin sighed leisurely while sitting in the courtyard of Ningyu Pavilion.

"My lady, stop sighing. I made your favorite flower cakes. Please try them." Xingyue walked up to Gu Shijin while holding a plate of flower cakes.

"Our Xingyue is still considerate."

The incident of Gu Shijin's downfall has never been resolved, and Lu Junze did not return the sachet to Gu Shijin, but asked her to give her a new one. However, Gu Shijin knew that the emperor did not take the matter to heart, but was secretly investigating it.

If Gu Shijin's guess was correct and this matter was really related to the Queen, she would not be able to bring down the Queen based on this matter alone.

The empress and the prime minister of the previous dynasty are in a relationship of shared prosperity and shared adversity. As long as the prime minister does not get into trouble and the empress does not commit a serious mistake that is unforgivable, Shangguan Yan can sit securely on the throne of the empress for the rest of her life.

So Gu Shijin was not in a hurry. She was a patient person. As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

"My lady, Eunuch Su is here." Xingzhu walked in and said.

Gu Shijin took his feet off the stool and sat up straight: "Let Eunuch Su come in."

"Your servant greets Miss Jin." Eunuch Su came in and said with a smile.

"Eunuch Su." Gu Shi nodded with a smile.

"My lady, the emperor asked you to go to the Yangxin Palace for dinner."

"it is good."

Then, the young eunuch behind Eunuch Su came forward carrying a tray with a piece of pure white leather on it.

"My lady, this is the fox skin that the emperor asked me to bring to you."

Gu Shijin took it and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The fox's fur was smooth and shiny, without any other colors. It was very rare at first glance.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin stood up and bowed in the direction of the Yangxin Palace.

Gu Shijin did not go to the Yangxin Palace empty-handed. He also brought two full plates of pickled pepper chicken feet and braised chicken feet.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

Before he even squatted down, Gu Shijin was pulled by Lu Junze to sit at the dining table.

"Does your head still hurt?" Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's head and asked.

After returning from the spring hunt, Lu Junze became busy. This was the second time Gu Shijin saw Lu Junze.

"It's all right now. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze smiled and said, "Today I asked the imperial kitchen to make the boiled pork slices you like."

This dish was also made by Gu Shijin teaching the chef in the imperial kitchen. However, ever since he was injured, Lu Junze stopped letting the chef in the imperial kitchen make it. Gu Shijin has been craving for it for a long time.

Gu Shijin swallowed, as if he could already smell the tempting hemp aroma.

Lu Junze clapped his hands, and a eunuch brought up the boiled pork slices.

Gu Shijin has a strong taste for strong food, and the imperial kitchen was well aware of this, so they put plenty of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns on the top, filling the dish so well that you can hardly see the dishes underneath.

"Your Majesty, you are so kind." Gu Shijin said with golden eyes.

Lu Junze was not a very pedantic person. Since Gu Shijin was already well, he should enjoy the meal, so he specifically instructed them to cook according to Jin Ronghua's taste.

"Let's eat."

Gu Shijin ate most of the boiled pork slices by himself. Although Lu Junze liked it too, he didn't eat too much because this was in the Yangxin Palace, not the Ningyu Pavilion.

Gu Shijin was so engrossed in eating that he forgot for a moment that the emperor was sitting next to him.

Lu Junze shook his head silently and wiped the sweat off Gu Shijin's forehead with a handkerchief.

After dinner, when the palace servants had cleared away the food, Gu Shijin said a little embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, I am being disrespectful."

Lu Junze shook his head indifferently. He just liked the way Gu Shijin relaxed in front of him.

"Are you happy?" Lu Junze asked as he straightened Gu Shijin's hair.

"happy."

Lu Junze took Gu Shijin by the hand and sat next to him, then took out a brocade bag and handed it to Gu Shijin.

Gu Shijin recognized at a glance that this was the lucky bag that caused her downfall.

"Your Majesty?" Gu Shijin looked at Lu Junze in confusion.

What's the meaning of suddenly giving her this secret now?

The Yangxin Palace was silent for a few seconds. Lu Junze looked at Gu Shijin with guilt in his eyes: "Jin'er, I'm sorry for wronging you in this matter. Don't worry, I will definitely give you justice."

At this point, Gu Shijin understood what Lu Junze meant, and she didn't seem surprised at all.

This also proved Gu Shijin's guess.

Although I am not surprised by Lu Junze's choice, and I know that it was a choice Lu Junze had no choice but to make, why do I still feel sad?

Gu Shijin raised her eyes and looked at Lu Junze. There was no abnormality in her eyes. She said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Neither of them said it clearly, but they both understood what the other meant.

At this moment, Gu Shijin suddenly felt a little sad and thought of a sentence.

Maybe at another time, we would be a good fit.

Unfortunately, there is no maybe. Lu Junze is the emperor, the ruler of a country. His country and his people are what he puts first, and Gu Shijin is just a special woman he met in his life.

"Huh~" Gu Shijin sighed quietly, and then started chatting with Lu Junze as if nothing had happened.

Putting aside the annoying things and eating chicken feet while chatting is really an extremely happy thing.

"Your Majesty, do you think the chicken feet I made taste better than last time?" Gu Shijin asked with a blink of his eyes.

Lu Junze took the chicken feet and looked at it, and said, "Is there? Why didn't I feel it?"

"Hmph, that must be because the emperor didn't taste it carefully. It's clearly there." Gu Shijin affirmed.

"Oh, then Jin'er, feed me what you have in your hand to try." Lu Junze said with a smile.

"Your Majesty..." Gu Shijin's face turned slightly red, but he still obediently fed the chicken feet in his hand into Lu Junze's mouth.

Lu Junze swallowed the chicken feet in his mouth, nodded seriously, and said: “Well, it is indeed more delicious.”

The two of them were laughing and looking very relaxed. Lu Junze also told Gu Shijin a lot of things about the outside world, and even talked about the time when he followed the late emperor to the battlefield when the late emperor was still alive.

Hearing Lu Junze's words, a glimmer of longing flashed in Gu Shijin's eyes. It would be great if she hadn't traveled through time to the palace.

Although I came to another world, I didn’t have the chance to experience the customs and culture of this world.